A candle wick or lamp wick is usually made of braided cotton that holds the flame of a candle or oil lamp. A candle wick works by capillary action, conveying...

A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance...

Look up wick in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wick most often refers to: Capillary action ("wicking") Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil...

the snuff trimmed from candle wicks are also sometimes called snuffers, though technically a separate tool called a candle wick trimmer. The snuff being...

for temple candles. In Europe, a number of techniques were used to make candles in the early periods. These may be dipping or drawing a wick in molten...

that day: open and close in the thick body, and high and low in the "candle wick". Being densely packed with information, it tends to represent trading...

The main disadvantage of a plate candle warmer is candle life. While the candle can still be burned (provided the wick is still exposed), the wax no longer...

clothing of the victim soaks up melted human fat and acts like the wick of a candle. The wick effect is a phenomenon that is found to occur under certain conditions...

like a sponge when the wax is cooled to room temperature. Lighting the candle wick increases the wax temperature, gradually releasing an aroma through the...

more complete combustion of the candle wick and oil than in other lamps required much less frequent trimming of the wick. In France, the lamp is called...

Paschal candle is carried with a wick to light another liturgical candle, as for example the baptismal candle. The equivalent of the Paschal candle in the...

the Woodwick brand of candles. Woodwick candles are now a premium brand sold by Yankee Candle. The candles have a wooden wick that crackles when burned...

John Wick is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. Keanu Reeves stars as John Wick, a legendary...

before expiring, a candle-wick always flares up slightly: on seeing this, he would shout his final – and winning – bid. Although the candle auction went out...

the yellow parts in the middle produce soot, and the area near the candle wick produces unburned wax. Goldsmiths use higher parts of a flame with a...

trick candle, also known as magic candle, is a novelty candle capable of relighting itself. By igniting magnesium inserted into the wick of the candle, the...

to terrify the public." The noun snuff originally meant the part of a candle wick that has already burned; the verb snuff meant to cut this off, and by...

still more liquified fat, in a cyclic process known as the "wick effect" or the "candle effect". According to Nickell and Fischer's investigation, nearby...

action to "wick" sweat away from the skin. These are often referred to as wicking fabrics, after the capillary properties of candle and lamp wicks. Capillary...

interpretations and misreadings. The older version uses the hieroglyphic signs candle wick (Gardiner sign V28), juncus sprout (Gardiner sign M23), bread loaf (Gardiner...

starters. Some hardware stores sell "Russian tree torches" with candle wax and candle wick lighters. Even without a drill, a tree torch can be quickly produced...

A votive candle or prayer candle is a small candle, typically white or beeswax yellow, intended to be burnt as a votive offering in an act of Christian...

Lori Wick is an American author of Christian Romance novels. She writes a combination of historical and contemporary inspirational romance novels. Many...

of al-Jazari's candle clocks as follows: The candle, whose rate of burning was known, bore against the underside of the cap, and its wick passed through...

burner – Laboratory device used to make fire from fuel and oxidizer gases Candle – Wick embedded in solid flammable substance Ember – A hot lump of slowly burning...

protective enclosure for the light source – historically usually a candle, a wick in oil, or a thermoluminescent mesh, and often a battery-powered light...

lock on to each other. The term "Wicks" was given to this hairstyle due to the fact each one resembles the wick of a candle because of their upright positioning...

Flameless candles are an electronic alternative to traditional wick candles. They are typically utilized as aesthetic lighting devices and come in a variety...

early form of fuse. Anti-handling device Artillery fuze Black match Candle wick Contact fuze Detcord Percussion cap Proximity fuze Punk (fireworks) Safety...

following features: A wick (to hold the oil and allow it to be drawn down slowly by capillary action, just as an oil-lamp wick or candle wick fed oil or melted...